good morning, everyone, on this morning, tuesday april 16th.apri looking at the capital, flags at half-staff remembering the the victims of the boston marathon.a continuing coverage throughouter the hour. i'm sarah simmons. i'm which is doll martin. wisdom martin. wis police are searching an apartment in a boston suburb early this morning, investigators will only say a search warrant related to the te attack has been issued. issu the fbi is leading thethe investigation, the attack isione being treated as an act of terrorism. federal sources confirm through fox news, that a saudi national

in the u.s. with a student visaa is being questioned in the bombings, but so far not qualified as a suspect. it has theft three dead including an 8-year-old boy, and injured 140 people, more than a dozen critically. let's turn to tucker barnesn to check on the temperatures. hi, sarah.arah. just like yesterday a lot of of cloud cover, and there's peeks s of sunshine, the radar nice andd quiet, might be a few drilesle in a few spots this morning. we get what we call the onshore flow. the clouds are in place and it's possible as the moisture gets gs pushed up against the mountainsn we could see a little bit ofof drizzle develop.develop. we wouldn't pick it up on radar. otherwise, quiet start to the day, there might be a

it was shot by someone watchinge the race, and you can see thethe crowds of people and building. so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> president obama promised that the individual or individuals will be brought to justice. just hospitals treated more than 100 people, some of them children, including one of the fatalities, an 8-year-old boy.

bomb techs scour the area forfor clues on twin bombs described as crude but powerful.. >> chaos at finish line at the marathon, a pair of explosions l designed to maim and kill,, knocking runners and spectatorst of off their feet, first blast t came at four hour mark in the race. >> it knocked me to the ground. everybody started running and panicking. 12 seconds later another blast,, attack coming at the end of thee 26.2-mile race. shell shocked victims some withh open wounds laying amongst debris, and bystanders jumping p into action. >> everybody is running in not knowing when the next one wouldd happen, but they ran in and in n helped the people. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: emergencyncy responders rushed to people with horrific injuries, some with wih their arms and legs blown off.

a white house official says thic a beiniag ta will be handled asn act of terror, the president reassuring a nervous nation. >> we will get to the bottom off this and we will find out who did this, we will find out whyuy they did this.. any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: about 17,000 of the 23,000 runners had finishedi the race, in boston craig boswell, fox news. news. the explosions in boston set off concerns about homeland security, that includes the nation's capital. heightened security went into place, the security closed offcf the street off the white house. today is emancipation day, a d.c. holiday and this morning, parades will go on as schedulede kathy les lenier, and the mayory

arer continuing people t peopleo attend. we have all of your top stories. stor >> fox 5 news at 4:30 a.m. 4:30 starts right now.ht now. this is fox news. ne we start this morning with a live look outside right now ove the u.s. capitol dome. dome flags at half-staff following the terrorist attack at boston, at the boston marathon. good morning, everyone.ne. i'm sarah simmons. simm >> and i'm wisdom martin, mart welcome to fox 5 morning news ns inside it's time to talk about weather. tucker barnes is here to give us an update. upda >> it's fine, we havehave temperatures in the 50s, it's going to be a decent day, warmem than yesterday. yeste look for the highs today in the low 70s. >> i even enjoyed yesterday. yet >> yesterday was fine.te it turned out fine. fine. there might be a little drizzlez out there, and i will tell you u why on the satellite.e. let's get to the numbers, 57 att

reagan national.reagan na we should be in the upper 40s to low 50s, 54 degrees, and looking forward to our tuesday, should be a relatively quiet qut day. we have a little bit of cloud cd offecover across the region and we call onshore flow. with the clouds across from thee east is giving us low moisture,o there's a potential for littlele drezldrizzle out there early. that will bring us in here here tomorrow, a partly to moste mose cloudy day. temperatures a little remember waker than yesterday, low 70s 7s in daytime highs. his. things will get gradually more e comfortable later today. day. cooler by the bay with the the clouds folding a little longer, 57 in annapolis, 58 this8 afternoon in leonard town.town. mild conditions for this time of year. >> not looking too bad, thanks, tucker. let's check in with julie je wright and get a first look at morning commute, julie. julie. >> busy, if you are traveling in

montgomery county, we have watet main repairs that are underway approaching georgia avenue, onlu one lane e,is able to get throu. luckily at this hour, there's not a lot of traffic out here ss you will find very littlettle delays, something you want to watch out for. there's road work that ist approaching cedar lane, stay too the left in order to get through there. lanes are open at the top part of the college park in bethesdah so far no problems to report off of 26 on the toll road. that is the check of fox 5 on f time traffic. thank you, julie. juli we continue to follow developments, followingllowing yesterday's deadly commotion ext the boston marathon. ma this morning the fbi is leading the investigation. the act is being treated as anan act of terrorism. police are searching an apartment at a boston suburb.su. investigators say a search warrant related to the attack has been issued. issu attack left three people dead ad including an 8-year-old boy.

more than 140 of them are injured, 17 of them reportedly in critical condition.n. so far no arrests have been made, but a saudi national intil the u.s. on a student visa is being questioned.estion. president obama said thosethose responsible will be caught andht brought to justice. j two bombs went off close to each other before 3:00 at the finishh race. we learning more about the victims and the extent of their injuries. many of the hospitals treating a the injured are reporting repo serious injuries to the arms and legs. >> we spoke to one of the the victims and he was from fairfax county and was fulfilling his lifelong dream of running in the marathon. >> reporter: bombs rocking aa festive day in boston. runners in the marathon going from running to the finish linee to running to safety, before 3:00 p.m. >> everyone is running in not nt knowing when the next one will go off. they ran no tore down the fences

and helped the people. it was unbelievable. >> reporter: an 8-year-old is s among the three people killed.e. 140 are injured.. the inked include children withh severe trauma and other victims of amputation, and severe burns. most injuries are said to the victim's lower extremities. extr mike johnson is a 25-year-oldold runner whose family recently moved from fairfax county to to boston. this was her son's first marathon, now he may never run n again. >> it was his dream. just running non-stop, he runs every morning from wherever he goes, he runs. his total left side is torn rn apart right now. and he does not -- he just saysa my name. >> reporter: law enforcement er officials say the first bomb mb exploded at the marathon running store, blowing out windows, ando

the nearby buildings.. the second blast happened a few yards away.away authorities believe that the explosions were caused by small explodable devices with ball bearings causing shrapnal wounds. so the president stopped short r of saying so himself, he made it clear whoever is responsible ren will be brought to justice. >> we don't know who did did d this and why, and peoplepeop shouldn't jump to conclusions, u but we will get to the bottom of this, we will find out why they did this, any responsible individuals, any responsibleonse groups will feel the full weighg of justice. ju >> that was fox 5 maureen umeh, two devices were found mer neare marathon course but those were dismantled by authorities before they went off. a serious explosion happened

at the john f kenly library butr it was related to a circuit fire. by the white house following the boston explosions as aa precaution. there's been no threats.th pennsylvania avenue was sealed off in front of the white houseo the closest people can get is lafayette park.ear the extra personnel can be seen both the lawn and the roof of the white house.hous today is emancipation day, the parade will be going on as scheduled.heduled. mayor vincent gray, and kathy leslenier say that extra policei measures are in place. plac >> we believe we are prepared to defend the thousands of people e that visit the city this time of year. >> for washington d.c., because we have so ngmany events here ad because this is the nation'snats capital, the combinations of law

enforcement resources, unitedure states park police, metro transit police and all of our other partners around here, worrying together here, we have a lot of assets and everything r that needs to be in place is in place. >> they will have more on preparations for another's emancipation day parade coming up in the next hour. hour meantime we are getting a clearer extent of the injuries u and what boston police are are saying on about the attack. >> and a look at how yesterday't events could impact one issue iu that has been seeing some momentum. the time is 4:37. 

more on the developing aftermath of the explosions at o boston marathon.bost this morning heavily armed armed police are patrolling outside hospital. they are reporting at least 1444 people were wounded in the th blast. the number of critically injured

is at least 17. there's a variety of injuries, probably the most most common serious injuries are combined, lower extremity injuries, behind, meaning bone injuries, soft tissue injuries and vascular injuries.ies. bow side broken bones, and shrapnal wounds, they suffered concussions. california congress men darrell isa called upon the chamber to recognize the lives s lost in boston. an hour later john boehner invoked an official moment of silence. president obama was briefedbried within minutes of the boston couldd delay that. senator john mccain is one of of the group of eight who is working on the immigration overhaul. he says the unveiling could be postponed until tomorrow.l tomo the bill will secure the border, remake illegal immigration, imma boost checkups of workers and

put 11 million illegals on als a path to citizenship. citi making headlines, remember virginia tech six years after the on campus shooting changed e the nation.. >> yes, we're going to have a a look at one mother's refusal too give up her fight for gun control. firsts let's check with the tucker for a look at the forecast. drizzle, and we will will eventually see the sun and warm it up for you on tuesday. tu i will have all of the details on the weather, julie has the traffic, too, after the break. 

welcome back.>> you can see, flags are at half-staff in honor of the the victims of the marathon attack.a capital police say to expectct increased police security checki antyd tighter security overall,, they say it's a proactive proa response to what happened inned boston and not due to any any specific threats. all right, now live pictures, right now from the woodrew wilson bridge, and and traffic picking up this morningh we wilisl check in with julie in just a little bit to get the get latest on that. that. in the meantime we want to check in with ducke tucker and get the latest the forecast because webe had a pretty nice day yesterday,

is it going to be better today. >> we are not going to getnot gt anything in the way ofy of measurable rain today, maybe a b little bit of drizzle here tozlt start the day. relatively quiet weatherher pattern. >> the cloud, i was expecting it to rain a little bit yesterday.t >> it kind of felt like it, didn't it? >> yes. maps, and andto the waiting to find out where the te first map is.first map there you go, first week warms to the 70s. the next several days, rightt through the end of the week, our week should be 70 or better, wee should get into the upper 70s s by probably thursday and friday as we have the next cold front approaching. temperatures are warming up. up. yesterday we got to 53.53. these temperatures above seasonal, normals for lows, 54 s in annapolis and leonard town. . threat the lead be number in baltimore, as well.e, a culculpepper, 77 degrees, and looking at the satellite-radar,,

we're generally quiet.quie you won't be able to see it.it. you will see it carefully, but t we got gray out there and thate is low cloudiness associatedd with what we call a little onshore flow. flow. our winds are off of the easte t and we're getting moisture offiu of the ocean so it's bumping off and giving us clouds. clou we have clouds to start the day. we should see clearing later today. probably will see more shine than yesterday, still a lot of clouds than the forecast foreca yesterday. warmer, this cold front will get in here later tomorrow. that could bring us a fewa few showers tomorrow afternoon andre tomorrow night.rn we will get a few more chances for lay rain later this week. w. plenty of clouds. warmer afternoon be temperature in the 70s later, tonight toni cloud back in the forecast, 60 s overnight low, mild overnight with a wind south at 5-10. 5- there's the accuweather seven-day forecast, a few few showers possible tomorrow withtw the temperature of 76 degrees, and notice we're in the upper ur 70s thursday and friday before o

some thunderstorms and a cold cd front cool us down for thethe weekend and right back into theo 60s for the weekend. we should get plenty of of sunshine, so that will be nice. >> all about the sunshineine weather. the 60s, the 70s, as long as we get sun it's all good. thank you, tuck. t let's go to julie who has an update forrous the morning commute. >> reporter: it's kind of's kif busy. we got problems eastbound alongn university boulevard at georgia avenue the repairs are underway with only one lane gettinging through. because it's early this morningn there's very little traffic outt there, really no delay, dela something to watch out for, eastbound university boulevarded approaching georgia avenue. lanes areing open southbound 3, the road work, i encountered that out of kensington toward bethesda, now clear.th lanes arees open continuing towd chevy chase and the d.c. lane. out loop of the belt lane, and northbound 95 in the clear, clea leaving wood bridge, continuingt northbound toward norton, no

issues reported in the mainorte lineths or the express lane lane continuing toward springfield.n. that's the check of fox 5 on fo time traffic. traff julie, thank you very much.. today marks 6th years sincec the virginia tech shooting. shoo >> a mother who came close toe o losing her daughter that day is refusing to give up her fight ft for gun control reform. fox 5 beth parker has her story this morning. >> reporter: lorie haass is a mom on a mission. miss >> wented to thriver this to ise senator and ask for his support. >> reporter: her daughter was at virginia tech when she was shot twice in the back of the head. emily has recovered, the nationn has not. >> there's been over 187,000 gun deaths since virginia tech. that is is society that he with want to live in as americans. >> reporter: this past th december, there was new town, connecticut. >> n ew town was the last straw,

the absolute last straw. no more enough is enough. >> reporter: lorie haws haws immediatelhaasstarted a petitioe website move on.org. >> within 4 hours of that the sanly hook shooting ansandy hoot petition grew and grew. americans understand that gun violence hits home, it hits our schools, movie theaters, our our families and our friends and and americans are sick and tired of carnage. >> reporter: she visited the te offices of the senate democrats. they did not get to meet with wh the actual lawmakers but they ty did tell staffers what they want. >> the women o ban on high magae capacity and to regulate and ban high assault weapons. >> reporter: haas delivered dee the petitions to six senatesenae

offices including the offices of mark warner from virginia n they need shoring up and encouragingn and some of them may demand. ma. reality is americans are dying,, americans are dying at alarmingi rates. >> reporter: haas' daughterha is a survivor.suivor. she has gotten married and is is now a school teacher. teac >> she supports my work.work she is very qie we quiet and ve she calls me often and says iys support you, mommy.mmy. a change could be coming to a compromise in the senate regarding background checks andd gun buyers. there's news that gun buyers who live hundreds of miles, may be exempt from expanded backgroundd checks. a vote could come on the issue e later this week. reaction to the boston marathon explosions is coming ii from around the world this morning. next, more on the response from the united nations and how religious leaders are reaching r out this morning. the time is 4:50. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios

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secretary-general sanki moon says his sympathy is with with boston. >> i condemn for those taking lives at the event that is known for bringing people together toe from around the world in a spirit of sportsmanship.ortsmanp i express my deepest condolences to the families of the victims t and to those who wish them a a speedy recovery. >> american muslims are condemning the bombings of the e boston marathons. a council on the american islamic relations is urging americans to join them in praying for the victims and isis asking muslims in the u.s. to to tell police about any leads they may have.

spokes men say muslims instantly considered suspects in these kind of attacks. right now he says the city is increasing security following the attacks. some the measures will be very y noticeable and others, he says, won't be. >> here in new york city, we immediately took steps tosteps prepare for the possibility of a related attack. atta there's nothing we know that tht thing is going to happen, but we have to be prepared an. when we learned about the explosions, i spoke with commissioner kelly and the fbi stepped up security at strategic locations includingcluding infrastructure including our highways. >> bomb-sniffing dogs are are searching outside of laguardiala painter, and they are keeping high over madison square garden and there's more officers on ofi guard at grand central station. a local el me elementary scn

principal who watas at the bostn march marathon yesterday, is sharing his perspective this morning. he crossed the finish line 20 minutes before the explosions. 

andrew winter speaking us on his wife's phone from boston reflecting on the attack and how lucky he feels cross the finish line moments before the explosion. >> we saw police on one street,e

and fire trucks, just a lota lot going on. and it really put a damper on a the experience. >> his wife brooke still rattle with the news of the bombings, spoke outside of their home, to shield the daughters of whathtew happened at the boston marathon, where their dad was running to raise money. mo >> they know daddy is cool and he is running i marathon whichth is amazing. it makes you not want to leave v your house and you can't live le lifelike that, but, very scary. >> reporter: andrew winter is also principal winter at barnsln elementary school. school he authorized the robo call to l the student body and staff to to let them know he is okay and heading back to school thrk the >> the one that i got was from the assistant principal saying i thatr is okay, he will will

safe and will be coming home and our thoughts and prayers go to everyone else. el >> it is senseless. se it doesn't make any sense to me. >> that was fox 5 will thomas reporting. principal winter ran the the marathon last year for juvenile diabetes, his entire family fami including their 8-year-old 8-yel daughters were among the spectators at the finish lineni right where the first explosion happened. >> so many lucky people this morning. >> all right, our thoughts arete with those folks at boston. we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and top stories. >> the fox 5 news continues right now. this morning police are searching an apartment in a boston suburb only saying a a search warrant related to the attack has been issued. issu the fbi is leading thethe investigation, th the attack is being treated as an act of terrorism, a source also confirms to fox that a saudi sai national here on a student visan is being questioned, but he is